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Phone software update

LG Mobile phone software update from the Internet

For more information about using this function, please visit http://www.lg.com/common/
index.jsp   select your country and language. 
This feature allows you to conveniently update the firmware on your phone to a newer 
version from the Internet without needing to visit a service center. This feature will only be 
available if and when LG makes a newer firmware version available for your device.
Because the mobile phone firmware update requires the user's full attention for the duration 
of the update process, please make sure you check all instructions and notes that appear 
at each step before proceeding. Please note that removing the USB data cable during the 
upgrade may seriously damage your mobile phone.

NOTE: 

LG reserves the right to make firmware updates available only for 

selected models at its own discretion and does not guarantee the availability 
of the newer version of the firmware for all handset models.

LG Mobile Phone software update via Over-the-Air (OTA)

This feature allows you to conveniently update your phone's software to a newer version via 
OTA, without connecting using a USB data cable. This feature will only be available if and 
when LG makes a newer firmware version available for your device.
You should first check the software version on your mobile phone: 

Settings

 > 

About phone

 

Update Center

 > 

Software Update

 > 

Check now for update

.

Phone software update

Summary of Contents for D120G

Page 1: ...ct list or tap the Search contacts box and enter the contacts name You can also scroll the alphabet bar along the right side of the screen 3 In the list tap next to the desired contact to make the call Answering and rejecting a call When the screen is locked unlocked Swipe in any direction to answer the incoming call Swipe in any direction to decline an incoming call TIP Decline with message You c...

Page 2: ...lecting the contact you want to call 2 Tap to make the call 3 Your initial call is placed on hold 4 Tap if you want to start a conference call 5 To end active calls tap NOTE You are charged for each call you make Viewing your call logs From the Home screen tap and choose the Call logs tab A complete list of all dialed received and missed calls is displayed TIP Tap any call log entry to view the da...

Page 3: ... configure phone call settings such as call forwarding as well as other special features offered by your carrier 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Tap the Menu Key 3 Tap Call settings and choose the options that you wish to adjust ...

Page 4: ...e new contact s number 2 Tap New contact 3 If you want to add a picture to the new contact tap Choose from Take photo or Select from Gallery 4 Tap at the top of the screen and select the account you want to save the contact to 5 Tap a category of contact information and enter the details about your contact 6 Tap Save Favorite contacts You can classify frequently called contacts as favorites Adding...

Page 5: ...star turns grey color and the contact is removed from your favorites Creating a group 1 From the Home screen tap to open your contact list 2 Tap the Groups tab then tap the Menu Key New group 3 Enter a name for the new group You can also set a ringtone for the newly created group 4 Tap Save to save the group NOTE If you delete a group the contacts assigned to that group will not be lost They will ...

Page 6: ...you enter the contact name matching contacts will appear You can tap a suggested recipient You can add more than one contact NOTE You will be charged for a text message for every person you send the message to 3 Tap the text field and begin composing your message 4 Tap the Menu Key to access the messaging options TIP You can tap the icon to attach a file you want to share 5 Tap Send to send your m...

Page 7: ...e charged accordingly View mode Unread messages are located at the top Other messages exchanged with another party are displayed in threads and in chronological order so that you can conveniently see an overview of your conversation Changing your message settings Your phone message settings are pre defined so you can send messages immediately You can change the settings according to your preferenc...

Page 8: ... among accounts To add another email account Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key Settings Add account To change an email account s settings Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key Settings Then tap General settings to configure settings for all accounts or tap an individual account to configure settings only for that particular account To delete an email account Open the Email ...

Page 9: ...nts Tap to attach files if needed 4 Tap the message field and enter your message 5 Tap to send the email If you aren t connected to a network for example if you re working in airplane mode the messages that you send will be stored in your Outbox folder until you connect to a network again If it contains any pending messages the Outbox will be displayed on the Accounts screen TIP When a new email a...

Page 10: ...er Settings Tap to open the Settings menu Video mode Tap to switch to video mode Capture Takes a photo Gallery Tap to view the last photo you captured This enables you to access your Gallery and view saved photos within camera mode NOTE The memory capacity may differ depending on the configured camera settings ...

Page 11: ...when you cannot use the flash Improves white balance in various lighting conditions Applies color effects to your pictures Sets a delay after the Capture button is pressed This is ideal if you want to be in the photo Activate this to use your phone s location based services Take pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location If you upload tagged pictures to a blog that supports geo taggi...

Page 12: ... 1 Open the Camera application 2 Holding the phone horizontally point the lens towards the subject you want to photograph 3 Tap to capture the photo Once you ve taken a photo Tap the image preview at the bottom of the screen to view the last photo you captured Choose to view the photo with the Gallery Tap to take another photo immediately Tap to send your photo to others or share it via social net...

Page 13: ... edit the name of the selected photo Rotate left right Tap to rotate the picture to the left or right Crop Tap to crop your photo Edit Tap to edit the photo Slideshow Displays a slideshow using all of your photos Add location Add location information to your photo Details Displays information about the photo Viewing your saved photos You can access your saved photos when in camera mode Just tap th...

Page 14: ...Settings Tap to open the settings menu Camera mode Tap to switch to camera mode Record Starts recording Gallery Tap to view the last video you recorded This enables you to access your Gallery and view your saved videos from within video mode NOTE While recording a video place two fingers on the screen and pinch to use the Zoom function ...

Page 15: ...ns Choose a color effect to use for your video Activate this to use your phone s location based services for geo tagging purposes NOTE This function is available when the GPS function is active or connected network Select what action to take when pressing the Volume Keys Choose from Record or Zoom Select the location where you want to save your videos Tap this whenever you want to know how a funct...

Page 16: ...cording a video Tap the image preview at the bottom to view the last video you recorded Tap to record another video immediately Tap to send your video to others or share it via social network services Tap to delete the video Watching your saved videos 1 In the viewfinder tap the image preview at the bottom of the screen 2 Your Gallery will appear on the screen 3 Tap a video to play it automaticall...

Page 17: ...albums When another application such as Email saves a picture the download folder is automatically created to contain the picture Likewise capturing a screenshot automatically creates the Screenshots folder Select a folder to open it Pictures are displayed by creation date in a folder Select a picture to view it full screen Scroll left or right to view the next or previous image Zooming in and out...

Page 18: ...Use one of the following methods In an album tap and select photos videos by tapping them then tap Delete When viewing a photo video tap Setting a photo as the wallpaper When viewing a photo tap the Menu Key and select Set image as to set the image as the Home screen or Lock screen wallpaper Videos Your phone has a video player that lets you play all of your favorite videos Playing a video 1 From ...

Page 19: ...ing playing a video Touch to lock unlock a video screen To change the volume while watching a video press the Volume Keys on the left side of the phone Touch and hold a video in the list The Share Delete and Details options will be displayed NOTE While watching a video slide the left side of the screen up and down to adjust the brightness Slide the right side of the screen up and down to adjust th...

Page 20: ...from the Home screen tap Apps tab if necessary Music Playing a song 1 From the Home screen tap Apps tab if necessary Music 2 Tap the Songs tab 3 Select the song you want to play Tap to find the song on YouTube Tap to see the current playlist Tap to add the song to your Favorites playlist Tap to set shuffle mode ...

Page 21: ...ouch and hold any song in the list to access Play Add to playlist Share Set as ringtone Delete Details and Search NOTE Some file formats are not supported depending on the device software If the file size exceeds the available memory an error can occur when you open files Music file copyrights may be protected by international treaties and national copyright laws Therefore it may be necessary to o...

Page 22: ...ct Settings Setting the World Clock The World clock tab allows you to set up a list of cities to easily check current times in other time zones with a quick glance 1 Open the Alarm Clock application then select the World clock tab 2 Tap the New City icon at the bottom of the screen search through the available cities then tap the one you want Using your calculator 1 From the Home screen tap Apps t...

Page 23: ... Tap the Event name field and enter the event name 5 Tap the Location field and enter the location Check the date and enter the time you wish your event to start and finish 6 If you wish to add a note to your event tap the Description field and enter the details 7 If you wish to repeat the alarm set REPEAT and set REMINDERS if necessary 8 Tap Save to save the event in the calendar Voice Recorder U...

Page 24: ...available methods for sharing Recording Mode Icon Tap here to change the recording mode Record Button Tap here to start recording a voice memo List Button Tap here to view a list of your recordings ThinkFree Viewer ThinkFree Viewer is a professional mobile office solution that lets users conveniently view various types of office documents including Word Excel and PowerPoint files anywhere or anyti...

Page 25: ...ry Google NOTE This application may not be available depending on the region or service provider Hangouts The Hangouts application lets you have real time text conversations with your friends To Open the Hangouts application From the Home screen tap the Apps Key Hangouts To sign out of Hangouts From your chatting list tap the Menu Key Settings Select your Google account Sign out Chatting with Frie...

Page 26: ...search webpages using voice 1 From the Home screen tap Apps tab if necessary Voice Search 2 Say a keyword or phrase when Speak now appears on the screen Select one of the suggested keywords that appear NOTE This application may not be available depending on the region or service provider Downloads Use this application to see what files have been downloaded through the applications From the Home sc...

Page 27: ...ou want to capture OR OR Drag the Status Bar down and tap on the Quick Settings Bar 2 Create a memo using the toolbar options 3 Tap in the Edit menu to save the memo to the QuickMemo album in your Gallery NOTE Please use a fingertip while using the QuickMemo function Do not use your fingernail ...

Page 28: ... Viewing the saved QuickMemo Open the Gallery and select the QuickMemo album FM radio Your phone has a built in FM radio so you can tune in to your favorite stations and listen on the go To listen to the radio from the Home screen tap Apps tab if necessary FM Radio Searching for stations You can tune in to radio stations by searching for them manually or automatically 1 Open the FM Radio applicati...

Page 29: ...network provider From the Home screen tap Apps tab if necessary Internet Using the web toolbar Touch and hold the web toolbar and slide it upwards with your finger to open it Tap to go back one page Tap to go forward one page to the page you connected to after the current one This is the opposite of what happens when you tap the Back Key which takes you to the previous page Tap to go to the Home p...

Page 30: ...r service provider Bookmarks To bookmark the current webpage tap the Menu Key Add to bookmarks OK To open a bookmarked webpage tap and select one History To open a web page from the list of recently visited web pages tap History tab To clear the history tap the Menu Key Clear all history Chrome Use Chrome to search for information and browse webpages From the Home screen tap Apps tab if necessary ...

Page 31: ...feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider Syncing with other devices Sync open tabs and bookmarks to use with Chrome from other devices when you are logged in with the same Google account To view open tabs on other devices tap the Menu Key Other devices Select a webpage to open Adding and viewing bookmarks To add bookmarks tap the Menu Key To open a bookmarked webpag...

Page 32: ...lable Wi Fi networks TIP How to obtain the MAC address To set up a connection in some wireless networks with MAC filters you may need to enter the MAC address of your phone in the router You can find the MAC address in the following user interface Access the Wi Fi settings and tap the Menu Key Advanced Wi Fi MAC address Bluetooth Turn the Bluetooth wireless feature on or off Mobile data Displays t...

Page 33: ...essage When you want to reject a call you can send a quick message using this function This is useful if you need to reject a call during a meeting Privacy keeper Hides the caller name and number for an incoming call Home button answers call Allows you to press the Home button to answer an incoming call Call forwarding Choose whether to divert all calls when the line is busy when there is no answe...

Page 34: ...table Wi Fi hotspot Allows you to share mobile network via Wi Fi and you can configure portable Wi Fi hotspot settings Bluetooth tethering Allows you to set your phone whether you are sharing the Internet connection or not Help Tap to view help information on the Wi Fi hotspot and Bluetooth tethering functions NETWORK Airplane mode After switching to Airplane mode all wireless connections are disa...

Page 35: ...Incoming call vibration Allows you to set your incoming call vibration Ringtone with vibration Vibration feedback for calls SYSTEM Voice notifications Read out incoming call and message event automatically Notification sound Allows you to set your notification sound Touch feedback system Set the touch feedback system for Dial pad touch tones Touch sounds Screen lock sound and Vibrate on touch Disp...

Page 36: ...Sets the wallpaper to use on your Home screen Select it from Gallery Live Wallpapers Photos or Wallpaper gallery Screen swipe effect Sets the effect when you swipe to change screens Choose from Basic Breeze Accordion Panorama Carousel Layer and Domino Allow Home screen looping Checkmark to set the screens to scroll continuously eliminating the need to scroll back in the opposite direction when you...

Page 37: ...nstantly locks Set the screen lock when the Power Lock Key is pressed Gestures KNOCKON Screen on off Checkmark to enable KnockON to turn the screen on and off Quickly double tap center screen to turn it on Double tap the Status Bar an empty area on the Home screen or the Lock screen to turn the screen off For the best results do not move the phone while using the KnockON feature ANSWER ME Silence ...

Page 38: ... icon to display the Battery use screen to see battery usage level and battery use details It displays which components and applications are using the most battery power Tap one of the entries to see more detailed information Battery percentage on status bar Checkmark to display the battery level percentage on the Status Bar next to the battery icon BATTERY SAVER Battery saver Tap the switch to to...

Page 39: ...tion tap Stop or Force stop then OK to stop it from running PERSONAL Accounts sync Permits applications to synchronize data in the background whether or not you are actively working in them Deselecting the Auto sync data setting can save battery power and lower but not eliminate data usage Guest mode Use Guest mode when you let someone else use your phone They will only be able to use the applicat...

Page 40: ...r the phone on Encrypt SD card storage Allows you to encrypt the SD card data to keep it secure After encryption you will not be able to use it in other devices Any data that is created or updated after disabling encryption will not be encrypted but the data that has been previously encrypted will remain encrypted SIM CARD LOCK Set up SIM card lock Set up SIM card lock or change the SIM card PIN P...

Page 41: ...ionary Backup reset BACKUP RESTORE Backup my data Backup your app data Wi Fi passwords and other settings to Google servers Backup account Allows you to set the account to which you want to backup data to Automatic restore When reinstalling an app restore backed up settings and data PERSONAL DATA Factory data reset Reset your settings to the factory default values and delete all your data SYSTEM D...

Page 42: ...n LG SOFTWARE PC Suite Check this to use LG PC Suite with your Wi Fi connection Please note that Wi Fi network should be connected to LG PC Suite via a Wi Fi connection Help Help for LG software Printing Allows you to print the content of certain screens such as web pages displayed in Chrome to a printer connected to the same Wi Fi network as your Android device About phone This menu allows you to...

Page 43: ...ou to view the battery status battery level and battery use information Hardware information Allows you to view the model number up time warranty date code Wi Fi MAC address and Bluetooth address Software information Allows you to view the Android version baseband version kernel version build number and software version Legal information Allow you to view LG apps rights agreement open source licen...

Page 44: ... softwares in your device Backup and restore the device data Play multimedia contents of your PC from your device Backup and create and edit the memos in your device NOTE You can use the Help menu from the application to find out how to use your LG PC Suite PC software Installing LG PC Suite PC Software LG PC Suite PC software can be downloaded from the webpage of LG 1 Go to www lg com and select ...

Page 45: ...install LG PC Suite PC software application Synchronizing your Device to a PC Data from your device and PC can be synchronized easily with LG PC Suite PC software for your convenience Contacts schedules and bookmarks can be synchronized The procedure is as follows 1 Connect your device to PC Use a USB cable or Wi Fi connection 2 The Select USB connection method will appear then select LG software ...

Page 46: ...t to device Import contacts 4 A popup window to select the file type and a file to import will appear 5 On the popup click the Select a file and Windows Explorer will appear 6 Select the contacts file to import in Windows Explorer and click the Open 7 Click OK 8 A Field mapping popup to link the contacts in your device and new contacts data will appear 9 If there is a conflict between the data in ...

Page 47: ...and notes that appear at each step before proceeding Please note that removing the USB data cable during the upgrade may seriously damage your mobile phone NOTE LG reserves the right to make firmware updates available only for selected models at its own discretion and does not guarantee the availability of the newer version of the firmware for all handset models LG Mobile Phone software update via...

Page 48: ...d settings any downloaded applications and your DRM licence might be lost in the process of updating your phone s software Therefore LG recommends that you backup your personal data before updating your phone s software LG does not take responsibility for any loss of personal data NOTE This feature depends on your network service provider region and country ...

Page 49: ... by providers other than LG LG cannot be held liable for performance or incompatibility issues resulting from registry settings being edited or operating system software being modified Any attempt to customize your operating system may cause the device or its applications to not work as they should Software audio wallpaper images and other media supplied with your device are licensed for limited u...

Page 50: ...pyrights are the property of their respective owners Notice Open Source Software To obtain the corresponding source code under GPL LGPL MPL and other open source licences please visit http opensource lge com All referred licence terms disclaimers and notices are available for download with the source code ...

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